Part I – The Kent and Mahaffy Families and Family Fun
East
Wallingford was home to the early Kent family and their ancestors. Photos show
the Kent siblings Duane, Wyatt and Drusilla on Big Pond Hill, Grandfather and
Grandmother Stone, and the old Kent Homestead. As the three siblings reached
adulthood they moved to Rutland and Proctor. Wyatt Kent started with Vermont
Marble Co. in the field of grading marble. While in Proctor he became president
of the Nickwaukett Club and met Christine Mellen. They soon became a couple. He
lived in Proctor for 5 years before moving West, where he later invited
Christine to join him as his wife. Drusilla Kent met her future husband, David
Richard “Dick” Mahaffy in Proctor and they were married in 1908. Duane moved to
Rutland and married Myrtle “Myrtie” Bolster. They settled at 39 Royce Place in
Rutland and had two daughters, Helen in 1906 and Virginia in 1911. Both
graduated from Rutland High School. After college Virginia married Frank Wicks
and settled in New Jersey, where she had three children – Frank Jr., Barbara,
and Araby. Helen married Sanford Witherell and they lived in Shoreham. The
Kents celebrated their closeness and penchant for fun with many family reunions
camping on Big Pond. The photos show that camping could be fun even in the
early 1900s.